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Arvind Kejriwal's stand-off with Delhi police continues India's Arvind Kejriwal runs Delhi from mass sit-in
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A stand-off between the Chief Minister of the Indian capital Delhi Arvind Kejriwal and the police on a busy city road has entered its second day. Delhi's chief minister has vowed to step up his unprecedented street protest amid a row over who controls the city's police force.
Police stopped Mr Kejriwal near India Gate on Monday and blocked roads leading to Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's office. Arvind Kejriwal and members of his cabinet spent the night in the open in the heart of the capital and are now conducting daily business on the road.
His anti-corruption Aam Aadmi Party is demanding more control over police. Police blocked roads as more protesters gathered to join Mr Kejriwal.
Mr Kejriwal spent the night on the road with his supporters and said the demonstration would continue. His anti-corruption Aam Aadmi Party caused a shock with its strong performance in recent state elections.
Mr Kejriwal took over as Delhi's chief minister earlier this month after his party won 28 of the 70 seats in recent elections on a pledge to fight corruption. Correspondents say his actions have divided the public with some hailing this as a new form of democracy and public protest but others urging him to get off the streets in order to govern as he was voted to do.
But Delhi's police force is run by the federal government and Mr Kejriwal was on his way to the home minister's office to demand the suspension of a number of policemen. Hundreds of policemen have now cordoned off the site of his demonstration and positioned water cannons on the road. Traffic has been thrown into chaos and at least four metro stations have been shut down.
Several thousand policemen have cordoned off the site of Mr Kejriwal's demonstration and at least four metro stations have been shut down. "Since yesterday no food or water has been allowed to enter the protest site. What message the central government wants to convey? Many people want to come but they are stopped through barricades," Mr Kejriwal told reporters.
'Anarchist' "Police [are] carrying people selectively in to the bus and beating them up. Is this called democracy?"
Mr Kejriwal slept on a mattress on the road at the site of the protest on Monday night. Nevertheless, Mr Kejriwal and his cabinet ministers are continuing to conduct daily administrative business on the streets.
"Since yesterday no food or water has been allowed to enter the protest site. What message the central government wants to convey? Many people want to come but they are stopped through barricades. Police is carrying people selectively in to the bus and beating them up. Is this called democracy?" Mr Kejriwal told reporters. Policing row
Mr Kejriwal and his ministers have been signing government files sitting on the road since Monday. Mr Kejriwal took the helm as Delhi's chief minister last month on a ticket to fight corruption and conduct politics differently, calling his party a "new broom".
Monday's protest was prompted by an incident last week when the Aam Aadmi Party became embroiled in a bitter row with police and members of Delhi's African community, that threatened to become a diplomatic issue. But he quickly became embroiled in a row over policing after one of his ministers accused officers of failing to crack down on an alleged drugs and prostitution ring - the police deny these claims.
Delhi's police force is run by the federal government and the impromptu protest began on Monday when Mr Kejriwal was prevented from going to the home minister's office to demand the suspension of several officers.
It started with an incident which threatened to become a diplomatic issue, pitching the Aam Aadmi Party, the police and members of Delhi's African community at loggerheads.
Last Wednesday Mr Kejriwal's Law Minister, Somnath Bharti, and various party supporters allegedly confronted four Ugandan women in a Delhi neighbourhood accusing them of prostitution.Last Wednesday Mr Kejriwal's Law Minister, Somnath Bharti, and various party supporters allegedly confronted four Ugandan women in a Delhi neighbourhood accusing them of prostitution.
Media reports said a row erupted when police refused to search a nearby house for evidence of a suspected drugs and prostitution racket because they did not have a warrant. A row erupted when police refused to search a nearby house for evidence of a suspected drugs and prostitution ring because they did not have a warrant.
Mr Bharti and Aam Aadmi Party supporters were accused of threatening and intimidating the women, forcing their way into homes and making racist remarks. Mr Bharti and Aam Aadmi Party supporters were accused of threatening and intimidating the women, forcing their way into homes and making racist remarks - they deny these allegations.
Indian Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said a judicial inquiry on the role of the police had been ordered into the alleged incident and that Mr Kejriwal "should wait for its result" before protesting. Indian Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde says a judicial inquiry into the role of the police has been ordered and Mr Kejriwal "should wait for its result" before protesting.
But Mr Kejriwal says his protest encompasses more grievances than the latest confrontation. But Mr Kejriwal says his protest encompasses more grievances than just that case.
His party is also demanding the suspension of a number of policemen - he alleges police refused to take action in one case involving the death of a woman, reportedly killed over a demand for dowry by her in-laws. His party has also condemned the police for their handling of other cases, such as the recent alleged gang-rape of a Danish woman in Delhi and the case of a woman who was reportedly killed over a demand for dowry by her in-laws.
They have also condemned the police for their handling of another case involving the alleged gang-rape of a Danish woman in the city last week - six people have so far been arrested in connection with the attack.